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Srikanth Sampath wrote:

> Hi,
>         My car has occasional starting problems. It has happenned 2-3
> times in last few day – when I try to start it, the engine won’t even
> turn. It just feels as though the battery is dead. It eventually
> starts after turning the keys about 5-6 times. It has happenned with
> cold engine as well as with hot engine. Does anyone has had this
> problem? The car is a ’85 scirocco. Can someone suggest what could
> the problem be? Please respond to sanj…@sybase.com.
> thanks,
> sanjay
> ——–
> Aa No Bhadraaha Kratavo Yantu Vishwataha
> ….Let noble thoughts come to us from all sides
>                                 -Rig Veda

Sounds like you’re a victim of the infamous A1 Chassis bad ground.  
Replace or supplement your battery grounding strap with one that attaches
 directly to the engine block.  The original ground attaches to the
transmission mount and does a poor job at best.  
—
Matthew Yip
mgeo…@erols.com